Law Practice Today

Legal Process Outsourcing (LPO): 2007 and Beyond

As clients look for inexpensive basic legal processes, more firms are turning to Legal Process Outsourcing. In this article, Mark Ross, Ron Friedman and Neeraja Kandala discuss trends in and the future of offshore outsourcing.

Avoiding Age Pitfalls

Don’t let your age be a detriment to your business. Bob Weiss reveals the pitfalls lawyers over 50 years old can avoid to keep up with younger competition.

 

Don’t Fear Stormy Weather – Any Lawyer Can Be a Rainmaker

While lawyers may believe they are not marketing oriented or skilled, everyone has the capability to “make rain” in some fashion – that is, to do the marketing and business development necessary to identify new clients and generate new business. Ed Poll describes the qualities you can develop, to contribute to your firm as a “rainmaker.”

 

Client Development: Keep 'Em Coming Back for More with Technology

Client satisfaction can often be more a more difficult undertaking in law than in other industries.  In this article, originally presented at ABA TECHSHOW 2007, Jim Calloway and Nancy Roberts Linder share some tech tips that will help you be up to this challenge.

 

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Writing A Practice Description - How Do You Make It Sound Interesting?

So many law firm web sites squander critical opportunities to connect with potential new clients by using generic, lengthy, and difficult to read descriptives. In this article Paul Kuttner explains how to capture potential clients’ attentions with your practice description.

 

How Better Communication Can Help You Avoid A Malpractice Claim

As client relationships grow, new communication skills must be learned to ensure their satisfaction. Here are practices you should follow to ensure fewer malpractice claims and increased efforts to mend even broken relationships over unfortunate glitches in our cases that are bound to happen as our practices grow in number and complexity.

 

Small Talk Makes A Big Impression: How To Use Casual Conversation To Build Your Career

Personal relationships are essential to advancing your career. Janet Allen Raasch explains how to turn a social situation into a business opportunity by sharing tips for small talk.

 

 

Law Office Technology: A Look Ahead

Both law firms and technology vendors are already navigating through early 2008’s rapidly evolving environment. Christy Burke shares some of what is in store for law office technology in 2008.

 

Should You Handcuff Your Laptop To Your Wrist?

The information you store on your laptop is as valuable as the computer itself. Steven Berwick shares methods you can use to keep your confidential information secure when using portable technology.

 

How to Manage Your First Legal Assistant

Some things they don’t teach you in law school. Dan Pinnington explains the intricacies of one of the first tasks that you can only learn on the job – managing your first assistant.

Consolidated Efforts: How to Streamline Outside and In-House Counsel

Legal bills can drain business’ profits. Richard Friedman and Carla Miller outline clear guidelines to communicating and maintaining the relationship between in-house counsel and outside litigation in order to achieve a mutual goal for the client.